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Analysis

This could be a decent deal if you are a bit short on points. Keep in mind that IHG Rewards Cash + Points bookings are actually just award stays where you pay cash for the extra points. For example in the following scenario I would be paying $108 for 20,000 points or about $.0054 per point. Apparently you can find prices as low as $92 for 20,000 points depending on the property.

Note if you don’t see the discount reflected like in the screenshot above, then you are probably not targeted.

Conclusion

IHG Rewards Club isn’t my go to program, but I stay occasionally due to status gained from their credit card and I always keep a chunk of points in my account to use when needed. I have done bookings like these in the past to get some cheap points, so this can definitely be a way to save money in the right scenario.

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Shawn Coomer has spent nearly a decade circling the globe with his family for pennies on the dollar. He uses that first-hand knowledge and experience to teach others how to achieve their travel dreams for the least amount of money possible.

Check different locations if you’re interested in using this promo – for example, if you look at London there are options that would price 20k points at $92, effectively $0.046/pt which is less than their 100% bonus promotion is currently going for.

I don’t like IHG much even though I get targeted with some of their promos. Now that I have over 100,000 points again, I’ve been trying to book rooms to some destinations I want to go to next year. A lot of times when looking for rooms to redeem points or free night certificate, the rooms available have “bed type not guaranteed. bed type assigned at check in.” And then they never honor your bed type preference (unlike Hyatt or Hilton). Can’t find any value with the program when you have to book another room just to make sure you get two beds. Now I remember why it took me until January of this year to get rid of the sign up bonus points I earned in 2015. It’s hard to find hotels that will allow you to redeem points/certificates on a room with two beds. I think I’ll go ahead and cancel both my IHG cards before their next annual fees are due.

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